Auto Express sure do love a Photoshop. I think that looks pretty poor myself. Aspects of the Clio RS are kind of clumsy somehow. I really hope the Meg isn't the same but I suspect it might be.
Been talking to a salesman at Renault a fair bit recently and he keeps asking about my view on the 5-door body-shell for the new Megane RS. He actually probably has a stronger opinion of the negative impact this will have on sales here than do I. I get a real sense that he thinks this will be a disaster, sales wise.
What does your salesman friend class as a sales volume success? Sales of the 250/265/275 in the UK have been very low. Is he basing that just upon it being a 5 door? For a 5 door I think it looks great, especially if the renderings are anywhere near as shown. If the Clio is anything to go by it has outsold previous versions globally, so if that's repeated then Renault probably won't be too bothered because a few 3-door only UK based won't buy because it's only 5-door - there are probably as many that want a 5-door and couldn't get one previously. If it drives as well as the current model, is available as a manual then it's what I'll replace the Cup-S with eventually.
Yes, just on being a 5-door. That seems to be the opinion he infers when he asks people like me who have bough mk3 RS from him. He seems quite downbeat about it tbh. Same when I asked i they were getting an Alpine in (which they are), but how did they hope to compete with Porsche if it retails at £40k. He's normally really positive and 'salesmany'!
Sounds like he needs to get a new job. I have high hope for the new RS and the Alpine looks amazing. Hard sale over a Porsche admittedly, but there are buyers out there and it's different to the run of the mill Cayman you see round every corner. Not sure how many Alpine's will come to the UK, huge initial uptake from mainland Europe as the brand still catches huge cult following.
First public appearance confirmed by Jeremy (on Renaultsport forum) at Monaco on Friday. Officially unveiled at Frankfurt in September. Love the video.
LOL. Honestly unless Honda start finding the ponies and reliability sharpish I can see Alonso replacing Palmer back at Renault. He has been pretty useless thus far this season and must be looking like a certainty to loose his seat.
So will the Monaco reveal be the production ready version or a close concept which will slightly change by the September launch? You can only reveal something once surely. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Well ... probably RenaultSport will showoff the new Megane RS like they did last year with the Clio RS16. Giving themselves time till Frankfurt to update / mage changes to the car.
I'll wager that the Monaco car will be a 'finished' pre-production car that has been more or less hand built. The design will now be signed off but the work to get this pre-prod car built on the assembly line will take until the end of the year, at which point they will take orders but still won't have cars in showrooms. Deliveries to start early 2018.
Who saw it? Still covered up a bit and mic's were shit so couldn't hear hardly anything Hopefully photos coming
Pretty subdued styling which some might like. Still think the Mk3 has the looks. How this 5 door actually drives, performs and is priced will be the make or break.
From the sounds of the shifts, dual clutch version I think. Really hoping the arch extensions give some more purpose to the styling once the camo is taken off as that seemed quite 'reserved' shall we say?
On the press shot with hulk the intercooler looks promising - also 2 different alloys on the shots of the 2 cars Sales in q1 2018
Just re listened to the stream of it on track, if you crank it up loud it has the a45 bangs when it shifts
